The string of boats across the harbor called to mind the double helix of a DNA strand, weaving together a millennium of life on Malta's waters, a palpable pattern of time, place and tradition.
A diving raft was beached on the icy shore, and a string of rental boats was chained to a tree, each boat filled with snow, its gunwales whelmed by deep drifts.
Farther along, past a string of moored boats of uncertain seaworthiness, there was another proposed residential development site.
Instead, sheets of salt spray flew into the air as the Ultimate Challenge 2001 began -- the latest in a summer-long string of lobster-boat races along this corrugated coast.
When to go? Summer is super hot in Belgrade, but it's also when the string of nightclubs on boats on the riverside are in full swing (most of these, apart from 20/44, close during winter).
"Top this, Walt Disney," I thought smugly as the path petered out and we climbed aboard a string of flat-bottomed boats that would take us to our turnaround point -- a pitch-black tunnel to Hades, apparently.
MAKING WAVES With a remarkable rally after a disappointing string of opening races, the Star boat team of MARK REYNOLDS and MAGNUS LILJEDAHL today won the first United States sailing gold medal since 1992.
Frederick Stonehouse wrote: Because of her size, appearance, string of records, and "DJ captain," the Fitzgerald became a favorite of boat watchers throughout her career.
There's a lot of boat action.
